Apparatus for agitating the fuel in gas-generators



G. H. BENTLEY AND E. G- APPLEBY.

APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE FUEL IN GAS GENERATORS.

APPLICATI'ONHLED SEPT. 1. 1920.

1,391,23 Patelitedsept. 20, 1921.

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G. H. BENTLEY AND'E. G. APPLEBY. APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE FUEL IN GASGENERATORS,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l, 1920- Pawnted Sept. 20,1921.

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APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE FUEL IN GAS GENERATORS.

' I APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I, I920. 1,391,236.

Patented Sept. 20,1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' GEORGE HERBERT BENTLEY AND EDMUND GARDNER APPLEBY, OF WESTMINSTER,

LONDON, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR AGITATING THE FUEL IN GAS-GENERATORS.

Application filed September 1, 1920. Serial No. 407,371.

To all whom it my camera:

Be it known that we, GEORGE HERBERT BENTLEY and EDMUND GARDNER APPLEBY,both subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at 12 The Broadway,Westminster, London, England, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Apparatus for Agitating the Fuel in Gas-Generators, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for agitating the fuel in gasgenerators consisting of a poker or pokers which adapt themselves to theheight of the fuel.

According to this invention a poker which is balanced by a weight hasarms pivoted to it carrying a bar, which arms are connected to thegenerator by links and slidably mounted upon the poker is a bearingwhich is supported by a socket on the generator. When the foot of thepoker is above the level of the fuel the poker hangs vertically but whenthe height of the fuel rises and comes in contact with the poker rotaryaction causes the poker to swing until the poker comes in contact withthe bar carried by the arms. The bar prevents any further swingingmovement of the poker and causes the poker to rise and slide in thebearing.

The annexed drawings show agitating apparatus made in accordance withthis invention.

Figure 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a section partly in elevation and Fig. 3shows part of the mechanism when the poker is in its highest position.

The generator M has a top I) which is mounted on ball bearings c androtated by means of a worm d gearing with teeth on the top b. Two pokerse are provided and are similarly mounted. Each poker e is provided withcooling water which enters through an inlet 7 and passes away by anoutlet g. Each poker has slidably mounted upon it a bearing h resting ona sliding socket j. 70 are levers each of which is pivoted at Z on abracket p and one end of each lever is pivoted to the poker and theother end secured to a weight m. To the poker are also pivoted arms ncarrying a bar 0, the arms n being connected to the bracket 1) on thegenerator by links 9. When the level of the fuel bed is below the footof the poker, the poker hangs vertically as shown in dotted lines inFig. 2, the bar 0 engaging with the top of the bearing It prevents thepoker from descending farther than the position shown. When the footcomes in contact with the fuel the poker is swung into the positionshown in full lines in Fig. 2 and when the level of the fuel furtherrises the poker is prevented from swinging by the bar 0 and is caused torise into the position shown in Fig. 3.

What we claim is:

1. In a gas generator, a poker, a balance weight connected to the poker,arms pivoted to the poker, a bar carried by the arms, links connectingthe arms to the generator and means for rotating the poker.

2. In a gas generator, a poker, a balance weight connected to the poker,a bearing slidably mounted on the poker, a sliding socket on thegenerator adapted to support the bearing, arms pivoted to the poker, abar carried by the arms, links connecting the arms to the generator andmeans for rotating the poker.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names this 21st day of July, 1920.

GEORGE HERBERT BENTLEY. EDMUND GARDNER APPLEBY.

